Evan Turner scored a season-high 22 points (14 on mid-range shots), and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 124-120 in overtime.
It was tied 112-112 at the end of regulation.
The Bulls had the ball down 2, but Kris Dunn missed a 9-foot jumper with 8.7 seconds left that would have tied it.
CJ McCollum’s 2 free throws with 3.3 seconds left in overtime made it 124-120 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Trail Blazers 20-19. Dunn scored 8 of the Bulls’ 20 on 3 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Denzel Valentine had 2 steals in 19 seconds, both with the game within five points, and the Bulls scored 2 points off them. With 4:44 left in overtime, Al-Farouq Aminu stole the ball from Dunn, and Turner’s corner 3-pointer off it put the Trail Blazers ahead 115-112.
McCollum had 32 points (14 in the third quarter) and a season-high 8 assists, and Aminu added a season-high 24 points with 5 3-pointers. Aminu scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bulls, Dunn scored 22 points. Nikola Mirotic had 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. The Bulls had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Bulls forced 8 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Trail Blazers 16-4 on the fast break. The Trail Blazers outscored the Bulls 27-14 in 7 minutes with Turner, Aminu, McCollum, Nurkić and Connaughton on the floor together.